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What 5 Megabytes of Data Looked Like in 1966 (62,500 punched cards)
In 1966, computing was in its infancy, and the concept of data storage and processing looked drastically different from today’s instant acce...
In 1966, computing was in its infancy, and the concept of data storage and processing looked drastically different from today’s instant access to vast amounts of information. It could take up to four days to load just 5 MB of data, an operation that would now be completed in milliseconds using modern storage devices like flash drives or cloud computing. While today’s digital landscape is built on cloud storage, high-speed processors, and wireless networks, the 1960s were a time of trial and error, where each byte of information came at a high cost in terms.
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